Quote by Beth Ditto
When I am made fun of in the press I just remember those days when

When I am made fun of in the press I just remember those days when Id come home to find that the water had been turned off because my mother couldnt afford the bill. Suddenly, everything feels easier. – Beth Ditto

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We all seek approval, and our mothers seal is usually the most important. The nitty gritty is that we have to accept ourselves, even if it is just to be ready for the next cut-down. Moms blessing or not. – Beth Ditto

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You live in this shadow that youre going to burn in Hell until youre saved. And I still worry about it a little. I dont believe in Heaven, but I do still fear Hell. – Beth Ditto

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Reclaiming the word fat was the most empowering step in my progress. I stopped using it for insult or degradation and instead replaced it with truth, because the truth is that I am fat, and thats ok. So now when someone calls me fat, I agree, whereas before I would get embarrassed and emotional. – Beth Ditto

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Theres nothing like a good cheating song to make me want to run home to be with my wife. – Steven Curtis Chapman

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In the holy city of Mecca, violence of any kind was forbidden. From the moment they left home, pilgrims were not permitted to carry weapons, to swat an insect or speak an angry word, a discipline that introduced them to a new way of living. – Karen Armstrong

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As much as I would love to be a person that goes to parties and has a couple of drinks and has a nice time, that doesnt work for me. Id just rather sit at home and read, or go out to dinner with someone, or talk to someone I love, or talk to somebody that makes me laugh. – Daniel Radcliffe

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Words today are like the shells and rope of seaweed which a child brings home glistening from the beach and which in an hour have lost their luster. – Cyril Connolly

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